Author Topic: SCI-FI fans (Read 311 times)

Krusher · « **on:** August 22, 2006, 08:35:23 AM »

Maverick · « **Reply #1 on:** August 22, 2006, 12:36:25 PM »

Thanks very much for the link. One of the books I've been looking for for over a year was available for free download. Not only that but there is a new one out that I'll have to get.

Boroda · « **Reply #2 on:** August 23, 2006, 07:35:37 AM »

I was very much disappointed with English-language sci-fi in last years. After reading books like Turtledove's "World War"...

And then I found Vernor Vinge's "Deepness in the Sky". Still looking for a first book of that series on paper. A beautifull scientifically reasonable world he describes, nice characters and language, almost decent translation, the only drawback is IMHO that "spiders" society is a little bit too antropomorphic.

Neubob · « **Reply #3 on:** August 23, 2006, 07:39:27 AM »

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Originally posted by Boroda
I was very much disappointed with English-language sci-fi in last years. After reading books like Turtledove's "World War"...

And then I found Vernor Vinge's "Deepness in the Sky". Still looking for a first book of that series on paper. A beautifull scientifically reasonable world he describes, nice characters and language, almost decent translation, the only drawback is IMHO that "spiders" society is a little bit too antropomorphic.

Pasha, check out Dawson's Creek. Best sci-fi of the last quarter century.

Rooster · « **Reply #4 on:** August 23, 2006, 08:02:29 AM »

Boroda,

You will like "A Fire Upon the Deep"
If you want a well used paperback in english say the word.

Boroda · « **Reply #5 on:** August 23, 2006, 09:13:48 AM »

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Originally posted by Neubob
Pasha, check out Dawson's Creek. Best sci-fi of the last quarter century.

Who's the author?

It's a kind of art - to guess how the book/film title will be translated into Russian.

Boroda · « **Reply #6 on:** August 23, 2006, 09:24:32 AM »

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Originally posted by Rooster
Boroda,

You will like "A Fire Upon the Deep"
If you want a well used paperback in english say the word.

I have an electronic copy already, and, frankly speaking - it's more comfortable for me to read in Russian, especially if a translation isn't made by first-year foreign language students. I still didn't read it, looks like I'll have some time when I'll read mostly from the screen, so I saved this book to have more fun when I'll be unable to read books on paper.

Back in the 90s one Ukrainian firm printed "A man who sold the Moon" by Heinlein, and the transtalion was 1.5 shorter then original, while usually Russian text is 1.5-2 time longer. The translator simply skipped all adjectives. Beautifull work!... But Vinge is lucky, looks like people who translate him are from good old Soviet school.

Neubob, I usually read "Yesli" magazine, http://esli.ru/, a sci-fi monthly, but unfortunately I can't remember any names that impressed me except for Vinge, while Russian authors like Divov, Lukin or Gromov are almost at the leve of American "golden age" classics.